Richard A. Moran is a well-known San Francisco-based business leader, venture capitalist, consultant, and workplace pundit. He is the Managing Partner at Blue Book Ventures and has an impressive professional background in various senior executive roles across several organizations. Moran has served as the President of Menlo College, CEO at Accretive Solutions, Partner at Venrock, and Chairman at Portal Software, among other roles. Additionally, he has served on numerous boards, including Glu Mobile Games, Winery Exchange, and Mechanics Bank, and currently serves on the boards of PerfectForms, AMBI, New Day Investing, World Wide Women, and the Steinbeck Innovation Foundation.

Apart from his business expertise, Rich Moran is also an accomplished author with several successful books on humorous business writing. Notably, Never Confuse a Memo with Reality, Moran's bestselling book, started the genre of "Business Bullet Books." He obtained his Ph.D. in Organization Behavior/Higher Education at Miami University, an MS in Personnel from Indiana University Bloomington, and an AB in English from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick.

Moran is an active member of several professional organizations, including the Irish Technology Leadership Group, where he serves on the management team, the Global Irish Network, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. He is also a radio personality featured on KCBS Radio in San Francisco, where he hosts a weekly program, "In the Workplace," discussing workplace-related issues to over a million listeners. Rich Moran is a frequent contributor as an Influencer on LinkedIn, showcasing his thought leadership on various topics.